Thanks for that information, Moose.
I did suspect that you were yet undecided; I've heard very good things about
the S95 and the S100.
The video is good (that on my Samsung is also good, but for the focusing noise
from the 30mm lens), but I was disappointed not to hear your voice as a
soundtrack, of sorts :-)
Chris
On 14 Jan 2012, at 10:26, Moose wrote:
> Of the many differences between G11 and S100, the first two in favor of the
> G11 are the articulated screen, which I
> love, and closer focus at a longer focal length for macro.
>
> Things that are important to some others, hot shoe and tunnel vision finder,
> aren't of use to me. I've only used the hot
> shoe to hold a piece of plastic that keeps it from snagging on things and
> only looked through the viewfinder a couple of
> times when it was new. Honestly, I forget it's there.
>
> Lens coverage is a toss-up, both 5x, 24-120 vs. 28-140. S100 is faster from
> about 24 to 45-50 mm and the G11 after that.
> I think the wider range and faster lens at the wide end is better for me,
> maybe. Neither is fast at the long end, anyway.
>
> It's not night and day, but S100 IQ is better in every way I'm aware of and
> the much smaller size and weight are a big
> plus. I think I'm going to like the control ring around the lens. (Of course,
> the G12 has a DSLR style front control
> wheel.)
>
> Slightly less important, maybe, is video. G11 video is toylike compared to
> the S100. A few moments after the shot of the
> ant, I took a short video. I don't know if it is the same ant. :-)
> <http://vimeo.com/35046053>
>
> I don't yet know, but I suspect the S100 will supplant the G11.
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